iPhone 14 Pro iPhone 14 Pro Uneven Screen Border

[tis]

Does anyone else have this issue? The right side black border of my screen is slightly larger. The screen is just ever so slightly shifted to the left and not perfectly centered. It's annoying at the very least.

 

[usagora]

Have you actually measured it? If so, what is the difference between the thicknesses? My 13PM's bezels are 2mm all around FWIW.

 

[tis]

Yes, I tried measuring with a tape measure. It looks to be about 1/32 or 1/64 off from right to left. Not huge. Enough for me to notice it though. I just received my phone last night. I would post a picture, but my old phone has already been reset to be sold and I'd hate to go through the setup just to use the camera. I'm not sure I want to go through the whole return game either.

I must say after using the 14 Pro for about 24 hours my opinion is that my XS has a better build quality overall. I'm not very fond of the 14 Pro. I guess I just have to deal with it. I'm not going to Samsung. My XS was getting long in the tooth and also needed a battery replacement.

 

[usagora]

Yes, I tried measuring with a tape measure. It looks to be about 1/32 or 1/64 off from right to left. Not huge. Enough for me to notice it though. I just received my phone last night. I would post a picture, but my old phone has already been reset to be sold and I'd hate to go through the setup just to use the camera. I'm not sure I want to go through the whole return game either.

I must say after using the 14 Pro for about 24 hours my opinion is that my XS has a better build quality overall. I'm not very fond of the 14 Pro. I guess I just have to deal with it. I'm not going to Samsung. My XS was getting long in the tooth and also needed a battery replacement.

Well if 1/32 is correct, and the bezels are the same size as on my 13PM, then that's about a 40% difference in thickness between the left and right bezels on your 14 Pro, so that would definitely be noticeable. Maybe you should return it and try one more to see if it's ok and then if not, buy a used 13 Pro instead. Or if you don't care about the "Pro" then buy a 13 new directly from Apple.

Will be interesting to see if others have this same issue.

 

[tis]

Well if 1/32 is correct, and the bezels are the same size as on my 13PM, then that's about a 40% difference in thickness between the left and right bezels on your 14 Pro, so that would definitely be noticeable. Maybe you should return it and try one more to see if it's ok and then if not, buy a used 13 Pro instead. Or if you don't care about the "Pro" then buy a 13 new directly from Apple.

Will be interesting to see if others have this same issue.

I'm debating if the hassle is worth it. I bought it through Redpocket to get their deal and thus far their customer service isn't great. They have strict return policies and who knows if they would consider this a defect. I could go through Apple, but that brings to light another hassle. With this whole eSim thing I would have to deactivate the eSim and reactivate a physical sim just to have a phone active during the return process. It's all so frustrating. This eSim thing is really showing how much of a pain in the *** it's going to be when dealing with phone issues. You are at the mercy of a service provider's customer service, or lack thereof. There is no more just swapping a sim to a different phone. They have taken even more control from consumers.

 

[usagora]

I'm debating if the hassle is worth it. I bought it through Redpocket to get their deal and thus far their customer service isn't great. They have strict return policies and who knows if they would consider this a defect. I could go through Apple, but that brings to light another hassle. With this whole eSim thing I would have to deactivate the eSim and reactivate a physical sim just to have a phone active during the return process. It's all so frustrating. This eSim thing is really showing how much of a pain in the *** it's going to be when dealing with phone issues. You are at the mercy of a service provider's customer service, or lack thereof. There is no more just swapping a sim to a different phone. They have taken even more control from consumers.

How good are you at cutting a 1/32 strip of black tape? 😉 Seriously, though, I'm sorry about your frustrations. As a perfectionist, that would bug me too and I'd be frustrated that there were no easy return options.

 

[BugeyeSTI]

Does anyone else have this issue? The right side black border of my screen is slightly larger. The screen is just ever so slightly shifted to the left and not perfectly centered. It's annoying at the very least.

How about a decent picture so we can see what you're talking about. We all want perfection and some are more sensitive to defects than others. Maybe there are forum members effected by the same issue

 

[tis]

How about a decent picture so we can see what you're talking about. We all want perfection and some are more sensitive to defects than others. Maybe there are forum members effected by the same issue

I'll assume you didn't read through the whole thread before posting. I've already stated I have no way to take a picture unless I go through the setup on my old phone just to be able to access the camera. A picture isn't going to show anything more than what I've stated. I noticed it with the naked eye and then measured the difference with a tape measure.

 

[AndrewR23]

How hard or easy is this to notice ? I keep looking at my phone and see it but then dont see it and I cant tell if it does it or not.